"Anyway, I think there'll be an acceleration of technology and we'll have the capability by 2015 -- maybe as far out as 2020."

*** I think you're way way too optimistic here. Lab curiosities take a long time to reach engineering practicality, if ever.

The question, though, is how humanity will respond to the existence and free use of nanotech. Will it even be survivable?

*** That is very worrisome. Since I do not believe human nature improves over time, a technological terrorist with nano could destroy the workd. I see a nano arms race arising. As an optimist I'm hopeful but I'm worried about this one. Fortunately, I'll be as brain dead as Smythe by then and not hafta worry about it.

-philw (totally missed the Injun references; I feel like bluh)